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G". A. PIPER. MEUHANICAL MOTOR.

No. 495,368. Patented Apr. 11, 1-893.

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GUSTAV A. PIPER, on SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN.

MECHANICAL MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 495,368, dated April 11, 1893.

Application filed December 13, 1892. Serial No. 455,000. (No model.) i

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUSTAV A. PIPER, a citi- 'zen of the United States, and a resident of Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Motors; and I do hereby declare that the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mechanical motors, designed principally for winding clocks, driving sewing machines, churns and light machinery generally.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the figure represents a front elevation of a wind motor constructed in accordance with my invention.

In the said drawing, the reference numeral 1 designates a vertical shaft journaled in a suitable frame and provided at its upper end with a series of radial arms 2, provided with conically shaped buckets 3. By this construction the pointed end will present but little resistance to the wind, during the rotation of the wheel. The lower end of this shaft is provided with a vertically movable clutch-member 4, which is adapted to engage with a stationary clutch-member 5, on the upper end of a shaft 6, also journaled in the frame. Intermediate of its ends the shaft 6 is provided with a worm 7, meshing with a cog-wheel 8, journaled in the frame and also in a bracket 9, secured to the frame. Firmly secured to the shaft 10 of this cog-wheel is a sprocket wheel 12, over which passes an endless chain 13, which also passes over a sheave 14, having a shaft 15, journaled to the said frame, and in a bracket 16, secured to the frame. In the upper fall of the chain 13, is a running sheave 17, provided with a bail 18, to the lower end of which is secured a weight 19. One end of the pivot pin 20, of sheave 17, projects beyond the side thereof. Connected with the clutch-member 4, is a vertically movable rod 21, having its lower end the pivot 26, of said arm is a spring 27, the

free end of which engages with the under side of the stud 21. Intermediate of the said stud and pivot 26, the spring is formed with a bulge 28, which bears against the flange 24. The free end of the arm 23 is formed with a series of teeth or serrations 29, which engage with a dog 30, on a pivoted spring actuated lever 31 having a double bevel 32, 33 at its lower end. The lower fall of the endless chain carries a light running sheave not shown.

The shaft 15, of the sheave 14, forms the driving shaft of the device and may be connected with the machine to be driven in any suit-able manner.

The operation is as follows: The frame is set in any suitable position open to the atmosphere, and the wind wheel will be rotated or turned by the power of the wind and the movable clutch member of the wind wheel shaft being in engagement with the stationary clutch member on the shaft 6, will cause the latter to be rotated, correspondingly rotating worm 7, and actuating the cog wheel 8 and sprocket 9, causing the weight 19 and sheave 17, to be elevated by the endless chain. As the sheave 17 rises the projecting end of its pivot pin 20 will strike the lower beveled end of the lever 31, forcing it outward till the pin passes said bevel, when the lever will be forced inward by its spring. As the sheave continues to rise the upper end of bail 18 will strike the flange 24 of the arm 23, and by means of the bulge 28, the free end of spring 27 will be elevated, raising the rod 21 and throwing the clutch member 4 out of engagement with clutch member 5, whereby the rotation of shaft 6 is stopped. The weight will now descend, rotating the sheave 14, and causing its shaft to drive a machine or wind a clock connected therewith. As the weight continues its descent'the pin 20 will strike the upper bevel 32 of lever 31, forcing the dog 30 out of engagement with the teeth 29, and allowing the arm 23 and rod 21 to fall and the clutch members 4 and 5 to be again thrown into engagement, so as to rotate shaft 6 and the weight to be again elevated.

It is obvious that suitable devices may be employed for holding the weight elevated when desired, but this is not necessary, as the motor can be kept continually in operation so long as there is sufficient wind power.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a motor the combination with the wind wheel, its shaft having a movable clutch member, and the shaft having a stationary clutch member and a Worm, of the cog wheel engaging with said worm, the sprocket secured to the shaft of said cog wheel, the standing sheave, having a driving shaft, the endless chain, the running sheave, provided with a weight and means substantially as described for throwing said clutch members into and out of engagement with each other.

2. In a motor the combination with the wind wheel, its shaft having a movable clutch member, and the shaft having a stationary clutch member and a worm, of the cog wheel engaging with said worm the sprocket secured to the shaft of said cog wheel, the standing sheave and driving shaft, the endless chain, the running sheave having a projecting pin, the weight connected with said sheave the pivoted arm, having a slot a flange and teeth or serrations, the vertical rod con- Witnesses:

EMIL LADWIG, G. A. DEWILDE. 

